Pilots of Jet Airways were surprised this morning when they entered cockpit. An owl was waiting for them, ready to fly to London in the Boeing 777-300ER (reg. VT-JEV), the biggest aircraft of the airline. (www.airlive.net) 更多...

Going by what 1 of the other posters asked, I'm glad no one actually asked the owl for a passport. Can you imagine the conversation that would have taken place...and gone on for hours?Customs: "Do you have a current passport sir?"Owl: "WHOO"Customs: "You sir"Owl: "WHOO"You catch the drift

Barn Owls don't hoot like most owls do. Instead, they make a ominous harsh scream that lasts about 2 seconds. Unfortunately in many African countries, they are regarded as a sign of evil and doom to come. On the contrary they are avid catchers of rodents like mice & rats.The Great Plague that killed 300 to 400 million people worldwide was caused by fleas living on these rodents.

As much as I would like to read this article, it's complaining about my ad blocker. So I guess they are out of luck (and maybe I am also). If everybody ran an ad blocker, we'd quickly sort out the wheat from the chaff.

This so sad. A beautiful bird and its fate will probably be death. That's what normally happens in these cases to prevent possible disease carried by birds from spreading. The saddest aviation story of the week.